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  1. MattyF
    Have had these on through out the weekend over the worse rain I've ever been in and whilst the pfanner Ventura jacket started letting water through ( probably down to age and wear) my legs stayed bone dry with the cut and climbs on. Have had them on all day today reducing trees and I'm still bone dry no condensation wetness through sweating ,I noticed the guy I was working with was soaked from sweat from his normal water proofs.
  2. MattyF
    All trees looped topped and felled ask driver for details.
  3. MattyF
    Yeah I get that Mate ! The saw already had a muffler mod, just thinking of smoothing off the casting lines. Can you just drop out the gasket and use liquid or is that asking for trouble with out getting tech and measuring the squish etc.
  4. MattyF
    Ok Steve this goes against probably every thing you have advised me ! Worked the bruise on the cylinder wall with 260 then finished with 400 and slightly removed the lip barely half a MM I would of thought to even the lump out at the top of the exhaust port... Whilst I was there filed the plastic fuel inlet wider so it matched the cylinder... Is it doomed !!! Or can I get the dremel out and go to town
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    Pic for Steve
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    Dolmar

    MattyF replied to luap's topic in Chainsaws

    Now I like this ...
  7. MattyF
    I've never seen a reliable 880 !
  8. MattyF
    Coming out of Bellingham towards the a68 Log sheds starting to flood now 👎🏻
  9. MattyF
    Would not be as bad for us any way if FC had not blocked flood plain with a new road but they are law unto themselves.
  10. MattyF
    Getting deeper John this was new road about 8 this morning This is it now it's been washed away ! Few more feet to go to the house though! Drive down to the north Tyne and it's broke its banks this was 3 hours ago so it will be a lot higher now it was already breaching main roads at around 1
  11. MattyF
    I hope not it's not flooded in 200 years apparently! I think it's more likely to wash the new road away but quite likely to get in one of the log sheds.
  12. MattyF
    I've wanted one for about 20 years though Steve , last one that was in the family was retired to the parts bin so I took the dogs off to make ninja knuckle dusters like you do when your about 12 ...if only I had access to those tea chests of saws now !! a variety of old stihls , huskys and dolmars I do believe the whole lot was scrapped the last bit of the 166 remaining was the starter pull that I had on my favourite 200 t... I really liked the grips on it !
  13. MattyF
    This is usually the road out of the house but it keeps bursting its banks since the FC did an amazing job of blocking off a flood plane with a new road .. Nice and black and we are stuck at home and Needed to go in to town for saw spares.
  14. MattyF
    I got a whole bottom end short block for £180 I did try and rebuild with a crank off an a 562 but the crank was the wrong size for the clutch Off a 560 ,which reminds me it needs to go on eBay.
  15. MattyF
    I'm on my way !
  16. MattyF
    I rebuilt one of my 560's and noticed the crank stuffers were loose , I did put it back together and a few months later the stuffer destroyed the saw!
  17. MattyF
    I really would disagree , there are some proper rouges operating out there who don't give a damn as long as they are saving money.
  18. MattyF
    The price defenders are going for now I'd put my money on a GWagon if I wanted the ultimate off road truck... Even buy an old 4 door and convert it to a flat bed tipper , the chassis and transmission are massively superior the old ones are just let down by crap engines so it would have a merc sprinter engine installed.. Sadly I would not have the time to do this! I do get all nostalgic about land pigs though and think another would be great but I spend 5 minutes in one and remember why I sold my last 90.
  19. MattyF
    Gonna have to get me another one for light rigging... Should not of given one away !
  20. MattyF
    Sorry to hear this 👎🏻👎🏻
  21. MattyF
    I really like the hitch climber on the wrench Joe so you have the wrench on the bottom hass on the middle and neck tether on the top... CT on the foot all the way for me, the pantin is absolute rubbish , I think tw190 had a good fix for it with some Velcro though. What are you using for a tether ? Some thing like the 4srt one from tree kit is a good call from my experience as it feels more natural if your coming from DRT ,your not planted ridged against the rope and can allow you to comfortably make a few cuts with movement then carry on ascending with out feeling like you have to unclip it all.
  22. MattyF
    This sounds interesting you know what I have in mind then ,do you recon there is a fix ?
  23. MattyF
    It's all good apart from the coil ! Cylinder looks almost unused ...
  24. MattyF
    Is it possible to have the ignition coil of a saw repaired or is a new one the only option?
  25. MattyF
    I've seen some loose the plate.

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